With everything that’s going on in the world, sometimes it’s tempting to curl up in a corner and wait for things to get better. But if we do that, we lose out big time. We miss the chance to help make things better …
The System is Flawed
Our current system is one of consumption, hoarding, selfish individualism, divisiveness, competition, and oppression. It forms illusions of well-being, success, and achievement by creating the perception that wants are needs and that these can be satisfied by following a prescribed script.
Progress towards our Vision
A lot is happening in the world. Many of us knew that something was coming. It was inevitable. At 8th Life Panama we’ve been preparing for something like this.
Renewal Celebration – Celebración de Renovación
Join us in peace, light and love to co-create a truly enlightening celebration of life where laughter, music, and compassion will help us all make 2020 an amazing and fulfilling year.
Únete a nosotros en paz, luz, y amor para co-crear una celebración una celebración de la vida verdaderamente iluminadora donde la risa, la música y la compasión nos ayudarán a todos a hacer de 2020 un año increíble y grato.
Casa Ubuntu
Casa Ubuntu – Cooperative Living Space
Combining the wisdom and ways of the past with a vision of an abundant and peaceful future, Casa Ubuntu is a shared living space in Antón, a small town in Panama. The property includes 9 bedrooms, courtyard gardens, two kitchens and multiple living and common areas suitable for many creative and productive activities.
Relating – Relacionándose
Truly relating to one another is crucial to forming community. Here’s some musings on that.
El verdadero relacionamento entre personas es crucial a la formación de comunidad. Aqui les dejamos algunos pensamientos al respecto.
Newsletter – Boletín
This fall has been busy for us, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to share some of our activities and updates with you.
Hemos estado bastante ocupados este otoño y pensé tomar esta oportunidad para compartir algunas de nuestras actividades y novedades.
Permaculture Design Certificate
Last-minute openings – 6-week PDC at the 8th Life Panama EcoVillage Project – Only $900!
We have teamed up with the Integral Permaculture Academy to offer a unique Onsite/Online PDC from October 21 – December 1, 2018. Get your PDC while you help design and implement some of the initial interventions at our forming EcoVillage.
Positivity – Positividad
Today I want to talk about positivity. There is too much negativity in the world, too many terrible events – both natural and man-made. I don’t have to cite examples, don’t want to – there’s just too much of it and I think it’s growing. That’s why positivity is so important.
Corporations and Sustainability
A colleague was just mentioning an article that described how Skype has changed over the years, pointing out that communications are now fed through a central server at Microsoft and monitored. This got me thinking. I have long since foregone any expectation of privacy in communications. Unless and until there[…]